This years Coast to Kosci sure will be an interesting one. Early in the year I might have said I had big goals, but then life happens. Plenty of stressors over the last few weeks and months, and in particular being sick for the past few weeks, moving house, and then a (not running related) injury has meant the final leadup has been far from perfect.
But, stress is stress, and I like to think of a lot of this as just a different type of training stimuli. It means the goals shift, and the goal is to not worry about particular time or pacing goals and this year more than ever go out and just have fun and take it all in.
This year will be with an Ultra Mediocre crew and I’m excited to share the journey with some folks who haven’t been as involved the race before!
For now though, the focus is on getting to the beach next week as healthy as possible!
#coasttokosci #ultrarunning #trailrunning #running #ultramediocre
🏃♂️ From the coast to Kosci – for a ‘skin-deep’ cause!
You may remember our extraordinary Clinical Engineer (happy World Clinical Engineering Day!), Rene from a story we posted last November, sharing his incredible ultramarathon journey.
Well, this November he’s taking on the Coast to Kosci again, an ultramarathon from Boydtown Beach in Eden to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko, that’s a 240km journey. This time round the journey is personal, with Rene raising funds for and awareness about skin cancer, following his own experience with the disease.
☀️ Rene’s message is simple: protect your skin, get regular checks, and never underestimate the power of prevention.
For more information or to follow his journey:
📸 instagram.com/rene_running
Join us in cheering Rene on as he tackles this incredible challenge and helps shine a light on skin cancer prevention across our community. 🌞
#CoastToKosci #SkinCancerAwareness #AustralianSkinCancerFoundation #HealthPromotion
7 days post 48hr Track Championships & 40 days out from Coast to Kosci, Australia’s 240km ultra marathon.
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#ultramarathonrunner #ultramarathongirl #coasttokosci #240km #postrace #prerace
Ran a solo marathon today as part of training.
It was just me, the road, and the usual internal argument about why I voluntarily do this sort of thing. But hey - got it done 💪
Spring has officially arrived in Australia, which means two things:
🌸 Flowers blooming in the garden (my happy place)
🦅 Magpies getting ready to dive-bomb from the sky like it’s a contact sport and running with sticks 😂 It’s not a fashion statement, it’s survival.
I’m also feeling the pressure (and excitement) because the final two races of the year are coming in hot:
🇳🇿 6 days of running around a park in NZ - because one day clearly isn’t enough nz6dayultramarathon 🤪
🇦🇺 Then Coast to Kosci, aka a casual jog from Eden to the highest point in Australia coasttokosci 😅
So yeah - springtime means sore legs, swooping birds, beautiful flowers, and a whole lot of running! Wouldn’t have it any other way.
#training #springinaustralia #magpieseason #runnerproblems #solorun #gardeningtherapy #ultralife #coasttokosci #nz6day #magpiedodging #aussierunner #whydoidothistomyself #loveitreally
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What would look better than two pins in the Akubra? Hopefully three! Thanks coasttokosci for having me back for round three. See you all on the beach at Twofold Bay in November!
#coasttokosci #coasttokosci2025 #c2k #ultramarathon #ultrarunning #running
IT’S OFFICIAL! Coast to Kosci 2025 is all go!
Still pinching myself that I will be taking on this epic challenge. For those asking “what’s Coast to Kosci?” It is an incredible ultramarathon journey that starts in Eden NSW all the way to the top of Mt Kosci over 240kms.
The months of training ahead are going to be intense, but bring it on! This is more than just a race it is about discovering what I’m truly capable of when everything is on the line.
Massive respect to everyone else who got in!
Here we go…the finish to 2025 is going to be huge!
#CoastToKosci #UltraRunning #Challenge #Goals2025 #BringIt #RunningCommunity #Australia #NeverSettle #running
It’s official, I’m going back to coasttokosci
I thought after a year away, going for my 3rd finish in this amazing race the same year I finish my first 200 miler cocodona250 would be pretty damn special.
Not only that, I get to do it with some of my best mates that I’ve met through this sport.
Thank you to Mickey & Greg for the opportunity!
See you on the beach in Eden! 🏔️
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It’s taken me a few days to get around to post this and probably going to take a few weeks to build up the courage to listen back to it myself.
But here it is. I finally had the privilege of having a chat with robmasonruns
If you want to hear the story of my running over the last few years have a listen.
Very much focused on the last 3yrs of Coast to Kosci. From crewing jasonrichard__runs 2022 to the extremes of an inclement weather finish 2023 and finally the absolute joyful experience of Coast to Kosci 2024!
And everyone and everything in between.
Just wanted to say massive thank you to all those who have been part of this journey and I look forward to reinforcing those connections and the many more to come.
(And apologies to ultrarunnermargie , I think I was calling you Maggie. Nerves got me)
I could have talked all day with Rob! So many other topics to cover on running, mindset, values, goals and life.
My main take aways are:
- Allow yourself time and space to chase your goals
- It’s not about talent or grit, it’s simply turning up. Firstly for yourself. It’s amazing how turning up for yourself helps you turn up for everyone else in your life.
- Build a community. Reach out to people. (That’s also an offer to anyone 🙂)
- Be kind. To others and yourself.
As always, I want to express my gratitude to my amazing family and friends, for having a roof over my head, food in my belly and the freedom and privilege to pursue these ridiculous adventures!
#coasttokosci2024
#coasttokosci
#mindsetforrunners
#ultramarathon
#nooneisfreeuntilweareallfree
An update from Sponsored Athlete Veronika Larisova veronikalarisova 🇦🇺: Just as I decided I’m only running shorter distances from now on, I got roped into supporting rawstrengthandconditioning at the coasttokosci 240 km 😅 together with rad_myers and jessicaccoughlan
I’m super excited for it though…what a mad road trip adventure 😜
Packing chief.nutrition carnivore range for myself and collagen bars for the crew.
#ultra #running #runner #run #coasttokosci #trailrunning #ultrarunning #petzl
It’s a White Christmas after all! Had an absolute blast chatting to Brent on the peak2soonpodcast about running adventures, and in particular Coast to Kosci. Merry Christmas!
#peak2soon #peak2soonpodcast #running #trailrunning #ultrarunning #ultramarathon #ultrarunning #coasttokosci
You never know what’s going to happen in Nature 🐍🌞🌪️
Getting struck by lightning anyone? ⚡️
Listen to Lauren’s full episode now! Link in bio. 🎤
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“I just want everyone else to realise we are more capable than what we think we are”
- Lauren Theodore, Episode 11
Loz put her body and mind to the test to run the Cocodona 250 Ultramarathon. Yes, that`s 402km. I find it crazy what people can do when they put their minds to something. Loz talks about the power of mindset a lot and how it allowed her to achieve her goals.
Mindset is becoming a big theme in this show.
Does mindset play a role in your life?
Link in bio to listen to the full episode 🎧
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“I know within myself what I am doing”
- Lauren Theodore. Ultra marathon runner and Aussie bloody legend.
Click the link in bio to listen on your podcast app of choice ⚡️
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New episode with the incredible Lauren is now live!
Listening to Lauren I learnt just how much inner strength and determination she has found within herself through the act of running outdoors. What a wonderful gift!
“I always had this anxiety about what people think of me. Now I don’t care what people think because this is who I am and what I’m going to do”
Click the link in bio to listen on your podcast app of choice 🎤
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New episode dropped!
This episode is about pushing your limits with the power of mindset. So what type of person do you picture when you think of ultra marathon runner? Is it a humble, unassuming, Aussie country girl that hails from a Dairy farm in rural Victoria? Probably not, and therein lies the beauty of Lauren Theordore. A woman who’s achievements and commitments to doing really hard things stretch far beyond what many people think is humanly possible. She recently competed in the Cocodona 250, a gruelling 402 km ultra marathon set in the Arizona desert, USA, where athletes run through breathtaking scenery and elevations, day and night in an attempt to cross the finish line and see how far their bodies and minds can take them.
Lauren shares with us how running outdoors helped her get through a particularly difficult and isolating period of her life, but she thinks of the sport as a gift. She tells us that since discovering this sport and spending more time outside, she has shed layers of herself that don’t serve her anymore, allowing her to live a more authentic life.
We cover it all in this chat, including the specifics of ultramarathon running (which there are many! Like umm…how do you sleep and eat!?), the positives that come out of mental health challenges, committing to a career as a Podiatrist serving remote Indigenous communities across Australia, the potential of the human spirit and the importance and relevance of mindset in everything we do in life.
She is a true inspiration, and I’m so proud to call her my friend. So get ready to grab your sneakers and head outside.
Links to listen in bio 🏃♀️⛰️🎧
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More adventures in Warrioress running skort 💘
Honouring Lisa, Warrioress of Determination, & wow what truth of that power was on display last week at Coast to Kosci, 240kms of premium ultra distance running.
lisa_wholelifenutrition thanks for the inspiration of dedication & for choosing your Warrioress skort to wear for such a special occasion!
(Lisa wears the Lunar Laps run skort 🌀)
#warrioress #ecoendurance #endurancerunning #runningskort #ultrarunner #femalerunner #runningwomen #womenwhorun #coasttokosci #runtheracewithloveandgrace
I wasn`t going to share this video because it felt very personal and vulnerable but this is Ultra Running. There are so many highs. I genuinely love this sport, always having the best time and so much fun in any race I do but god there`s lows too and plenty of tears.
Tears of relief, of happiness, of pain, of tiredness, tears the whole way up and down Mt Kosci and tears for no reason at all. At the end of the day it`s a beautiful but brutal sport, you push your body and mind beyond any limits that should be or you thought were there. I went into this race with a massive case of imposter syndrome. Unsure why I had been chosen to take part in this super special race with all these incredible runners with much more impressive resumes. At the same time I also went into it knowing without any doubt at all that I could do it and there would be no chance I wasn`t finishing.
Naivety or stubbornness I`m not sure but it kept me going and that summit moment was proof I was right to have faith in myself and that I belonged there just as much as anyone else. Also shout-out to my amazing crew for handling overly emotional Ella so well ❤️
#coasttokosci #coasttokosci24 #ultramarathon #ultrarunning #trailrunning #ultrarunner
Here’s the writeup of my experience at the 2024 edition of Coast to Kosciuszko. I enjoy the process of writing about these kinds of events, and this way you too can experience moments like when I dropped my nutrition flask in the toilet!
Link is in bio for ease of clicking, otherwise: https://mtnbeard.com/c2k-2024
#coasttokosci #coasttokosci2024 #ultrarunning #ultramarathon #trailrunning #running #towamba #dalgety #kosciuszko #mtkosciuszko
What else to do when celebrating 100km into a race 🤠🤠 #toystory #woodytoystory #coasttokosci #crewramiro #enjoyinglifetothefullest